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Peter Donohoe Piano Peter Donohoe Piano “Donohoe is a pianist in a class of his own… a ‘sculptor’ of the piano ” Detlef Brandenburg Peter Donohoe C.B.E studied at Chetham’s School of Music, Leeds University, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire, taught by an impressive collection of teachers including Olivier Messiaen. Peter Donohoe is an honorary doctor of music at seven UK universities, and was awarded a CBE for services to classical music in the 2010 New Years Honours List. Since his unprecedented success as joint winner of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, he has developed a distinguished career in Europe, the USA, the Far East, New Zealand and Australia. He is acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for his musician ship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique. Donohoe has performed with all the major London orchestras, as well as with the Royal Concertgebouw, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich Philharmonic, Swedish Radio, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Vienna Symphony, and the Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Detroit Symphony Orchestras. He has also played with the Berliner Philharmoniker in Sir Simon Rattle’s opening concerts as Music Director. He made his eighteenth appearance at the BBC Proms in 2012 and has appeared at many other festivals including six consecutive visits to the Edinburgh Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron in France, and at the Ruhr and Schleswig Holstein Festivals in Germany. Donohoe has worked with many of the worlds’ greatest co nductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Sir Simon Rattle, Neeme Jarvi, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Andrew Davis and Yevgeny Svetlanov. EWS N MACMILLAN CONCERTOS RAVE CD REVIEWS WITH BBC SSO Co mplete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas for SOMM. 2014/2015 season sees “Pure Invigoration” Donohoe perform all three of The Sunday Times James MacMillan’s piano concertos with Martyn Brabbins (No.3), Carlos Miguel Prieto “This new series from Peter Donohoe may well turn out to be the finest of all (No.1) & Andrew Litton (No.2) ” & the BBC S cottish Symphony Musical Opinion Orchestra “Hats of, a genius… the master interpreter this is Prokofiev as you have not heard him” REUNITING Herald Scotland WITH RATTLE Peter Donohoe reunites with Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in a special fundraising concert for the orchestras Benevolent Fund. [email protected] www.ikonarts.com t: +44 (0) 20 7354 9199 Peter Donohoe Piano “Donohoe is a superb pianist” Musical Opin ion SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Sergei Prokofiev: PIANO SONATAS Franz Liszt: SONATA IN B MINOR; Volume 1, nos 1 5 O Frédéric Chopin: SONATA NO. 3 IN SOMM Records CD 249 B MINOR EMI 54417 “Peter Donohoe is t he ideal man for Winner of Grand Prix International Prokofiev mission”, Herald Scotland du Disque Liszt Bela Bartók: PIANO CONCERTOS 1 3 - Ferruccio Busoni: PIANO CONCERTO City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle Mark Elder EMI 54871 EMI 49996 “Simon Rattle and Peter Donohoe prove “Peter Don ohoe responds magnificently. themselves to be ideal partners, brilliantly His and Elder’s account of the concluding assisted by spectacul arly clear sound… “Cantico” is the most magical accou nt * * * * * ” Stephen Maddock, BBC Music that I have ever heard.” Gramophone SELECTED CONCERT REVIEWS “.. Percussive brilliance of Peter Donoho e’s pianism , he delivered a searing Rachmaninov Rhapsody – his closing variations bristled with energy, but the slow episode sang with pure po etry” David Kettle, The Scotsman “Donohoe can play dolce and cantabile with the best when required but his ability to reveal the macabre , disturbing and sinister aspects of the work impressed me most .” Norman Stinchcombe, Birmingham Post “One of our greatest home grown performers” Petroc Trelawny, BBC Radio 3 “The pianist’s gregariously wide repertoire and straightforward flair find their best home in Bartók’s 1926 Sonata.” Geoff Brown, The Times “All three elements ( orchestra, soloist, conductor ) came together in a stupendous performance of Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3, with Donohoe delivering a fully Ointeg rated, listening interpretation … and an expressively powerful display of virtuosity .” “It positively erupted with ebullience .” Birmingha m Post “An unforgettable evening . Donohoe’s playing remains as youthful, energised, courageous and athletically remarkable as ever ... From the opening group of late Brahms miniatures it was obvious that Donohoe intended to present the music with purity, simplicity, honesty, and above all, directness. There is no room for affected rubatos, unnatural dynamics nor controversial voicing in his playing. These attributes were also evident in the Beethoven and Prokofiev sonatas, whilst in the Stravinsky his ‘o rchestration’ of each section of the work turned the school’s resident Steinway into a wide range of different groups of instruments. Above all Donohoe’s strong sense of rhythm is evident in everything he plays …His remarkable stage presence and magnetism as a performer stems from an organic connection with the music he plays. His concentration and devotion to each work played was captivating…” Murray McLachlan, Head of Keyboard at Chetham’s School of Music [email protected] www.ikonarts.com t: +44 (0) 20 7354 9199 Peter Donohoe Piano * * * * * Rating , Birmingham Post.net RECITAL PROGRAMMES Programme 1 SCHUMANN, R: Theme and Variations on the name 'Abegg' Op. 1 SCHUBERT: 4 Impromptus Op 142 Interval BRAHMS: Drei Klavierstucke, Op 117 LISZT: Sonata in B minor Programme 2 SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 64 RAVEL: Miroirs Interval RACHMANINOV: 13 Preludes, Op 32 OPUS 1 programme TCHAIKOVSKY Scherzo à la Russe, Op. 1, No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 1, No. 2 PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 1 BARTOK Rhapsody, Op. 1 Interval BERG Sonata, Op. 1 SCHUMANN Theme and Variations on the name 'Abegg' Op. 1 BRAHMS Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1 Liszt and the French Impressionists programme LISZT Les Jeux d'Eau a la Villa d'Este RAVEL Miroirs (Complete) Interval LISZT La Suisse (Année de pèlerinage book 1) MESSIAEN Cantéyodjayâ [email protected] www.ikonarts.com t: +44 (0) 20 7354 9199 Peter Donohoe Piano “Hats off, a genius…the master interpreter” , Herald Scotland CONCERTO REPERTOIRE Alwyn, William Piano Concerto’s No.1 & 2 Janá ček, Leoš Capriccio for Piano Left Hand and Chamber Bach, J.S. Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV 1052 Ensemble Barber, Samuel Piano Concerto, Op.38 Concertino for Piano and Chamber Ensemble Bartók, Béla Piano Concerto ’s s No.1, 2 & 3 Lambert, Constant The Rio Grande Bax, Arnold Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra Liszt, Franz Piano Concerto ’s No.1 &2 Beethoven, Ludvig V an Piano Concerto’s No. 1 O5, Malediction for Piano and String Orchest ra, S.121 Fantasia in C minor, Op.80 , Hungarian Fantasy, S.123 Violin Concerto (piano version), Op.61a Rhapsody Espagnole (arr. Busoni), S.254 Berg, Alban Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin & 13 Wind Litolff, Henry Concerto Symphonique ’s 2 O 5 , Instruments Scherzo, Op.115 Bernstein, Leonard Prelude Fugue & Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Lutoslawski, Witold Piano Concerto Ensembl e & Symphony No.2 The Age of Anxiety Macmillan, James Piano Concerto’s No’s 1 O3 Bliss, Arthur Piano Concerto in B flat major Mathias, William Piano Concerto No.3, Op.40 Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra McLeod, John Piano Concerto Brahms, Johannes Concerto’s No. 1 & 2 Mendelssohn, Felix Piano Concerto ’s No.1&2 Britten, Benjamin Piano Concerto, Op.13 Messiaen, Oliver Turangalîla Symphonie Diversions for Piano (left hand) and Orchestra, La Ville d'en Haut Op.21 Couleurs de la Cité Celeste Young Apollo, Op.16 Un Vitrail et des Oiseaux Scottish Ballad for 2 Pianos and Orchestra , Op.26 Oiseaux Exotiques Busoni, Ferruccio Piano Concerto, Op.39 Trois Petites L iturgies de la Présence Divine Chopin, Frédéric Piano Concerto No. 1 & No.2 Mozart, Wolfgang A. Concerto No. 10 O14 Andante Spianato e Gran’ Polonaise Brilliante, Concerto No.17, K.453 Op.22 Concerto No.20, K.466 Darnton, Christian Co ncertino in C major for Piano & String Orchestra Concerto No.23 O26 Dohnányi, Ern ő Variations on a Nursey Tune, Op.25 Muldowney, Dominic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Foulds, John Dynamic Triptych, Op.88 Pitfield, Thomas Piano Concerto No.2 Fauré, Gabriel Ballade for Piano and Orchestra, Op.19 Prokofiev, Sergei Piano Concerto ’s No.1, No. 3, No. 4 Fantasie, Op.111 Rawsthorne, Alan Piano Concerto ’s No.1 & 2 Ferguson, Howard Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra, Op.12 Rachmaninoff, Sergei Piano Concerto ’s No. 1O No. 4 Finzi, Gerald Eclogue for Piano and Strings Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 Grand Fantasia and Toccata Ravel, Maurice Piano Concerto for the left hand Fitkin, Graham Granite (Piano Concerto) Piano Concerto in G Gardner, John Piano Concerto Rowley, Alec Concertino for Pi ano, Strings and Percussion, Op.49 Gerhard, Roberto Concerto for Piano and Strings Rihm, Wolfgang Sphere Piano Concerto Gershwin, George Rhapsody in Blue Schoenberg, Arnold Piano Concerto, Op.42 Piano Concerto in F Schumann, Robert Introduction & Allegro Appassionato for Piano & I Got Rhythm Variations Orchestra, Op.92 Second Rhapsody Piano Concerto, Op.54 Gielen, Michael Pentaphonie Scriabin, Alexander Prometheus: Th e Poem of Fire, Op.60 Glazunov, Alexander Piano Concerto No.1, Op.92 Shostakovich, Dmitri Piano Concerto No.1 &2 Goehr, Alexander Konzertstück for Piano and Small Orchestra, Op.26 Strauss, Richard Burleske in D minor Grieg, Edvard Pia no Concerto, Op.16 Stravinsky, Igor Concerto for Piano and Wind Harty, Hamilton Piano Concerto in B minor Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra Henze, Hans Werner Piano Concerto No s.1 & 2 Movements for Piano & Or chestra Tristan Petrushka Undine Tchaikovsky, Pyotr I.
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